Class 4/8/15

DUE MONDAY  .......... Final Classification Essay with Tutor Signature

All / Any late missed homework is due Monday.  As of Monday April 13, 2015 .... no more late homework (assignments) will be accepted.  All assignments must be turned in on time.

Very Important:  Tonight in class we answered the following questions (you will need these answers for the assignment we will do in class next week):

1.  Name 2 similes in the story.
2.  Who are the two main characters of the story?  Write 2 or 3 sentences about each of them.
3.  What is the story about?
4.  Where does the story take place?
5. When (what year) did the story take place?
6.  Mention 3 major events in the story.
7.  What was the climax of the story?
8.  What was the major conflict between Amy and her mother?

Monday - Lesson Plan

FINAL  ..... FINAL .... FINAL ... Classification due Monday 4/13/15

Transitional Words ........ Practice using 5 of them for each essay.  https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/transw.html

More On Prepositions ........
http://www.elihinkel.org/tips/prepositions.htm

Hand back Homework - go over it .........
READ OUT LOUD THE ESSAYS

Chapter 8 - Read essay out loud ... Underline the topic sentence, specific examples, and transitions       Essay:  My Car Accident   page 168
Read the Essay Why I stopped Smoking ....... underline the topic sentence, specific examples, and transitions
Answer questions 1 - 4 on page 169

In class -   Page 312 - Underline the topic sentence, specific examples, and transitions before and answering the questions.    Essay      Studying:  Then and Now

Finish #28 - Pronouns (agreement)
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Homework:  Read Two Halves by Amy Tan ..... print the story out and bring it to class with the questions answered.  http://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/400/two_kinds_by_amy_tan.pdf

On a piece of paper type or write the answers to the following questions - 

1.  Do you think parents should have a say in their children’s future plans? How much should children be allowed to decide for themselves?

2.  Discuss this statement: “It is more difficult for immigrant children to find their identity than other children.”

3.  Is it desirable to grow up without conflicts or are conflicts a necessary part of growing up? Finally, when do conflicts become destructive?

Next week we will write a summary of this story and put it on our blogs .......... 

April 1 - Class - Prepositions

Are you having difficulty staying in 3rd person?  Take a look here for some help:  http://esl101palomar.blogspot.com/p/point-of-view-1st-2nd-3rd-tenses.html

Tonight, we will review prepositions - take a look at this PowerPoint and try your hand at this quiz:   https://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/183835-Prepositions-IN-ON-AT

Quiz:  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/preposition_quiz1.htm

Review the Cause and Effect PPT ..... http://academic.pgcc.edu/~jgerrity/PowerPoint/Cause%20and%20Effect%20Paragraphsonlineversion.ppt

Group Exercise:  The negative effects of:  cigarette smoking - obesity - alcohol
Pick one topic and list 3 negative effects for it.  Provide examples but no personal examples for each effect.  Write a thesis statement.  Outline it.  If time, pick another one.

HOMEWORK:  1. Select a topic and outline it ...... bring outline to class on Monday.   2. Send me your blog address in an email.  3.  Bring the returned homework (chapters 8 and 28) back to class on Monday night for review.

Example Outline:   cigarette smoking - obesity - alcohol

I.  Introduce topic / Hook
    Provide history or background information about the cause (topic)
    Define the cause:  cigarette smoking, obesity, or alcohol
    Thesis: _____________________________________________

II.  Supporting Idea (topic) _____________
     _____________Example - Explain
     _____________Example - Explain

III.  Supporting Idea (topic) _____________
      _____________Example - Explain
     ______________Example - Explain

IV.  Supporting Idea (topic) _____________
      _____________Example - Explain
     ______________Example - Explain

V.   Conclusion
      Paraphrase thesis
      Summarize
      Final thoughts

Create Your Blog

In class, we reviewed the causes and effects of recent plane accidents.  Homework for chapters 8 and 28 was collected along with final Classification Essays.  No new homework was assigned.  At 7 PM, we went to the library and set up our blogs.  Some students were able to put some of their essays on their blogs already.  Here is a tutorial on how to set up your google blogger.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J__39eioBNw

You Need An Outline Before You Write A Paragraph or Essay in ESL 101

Homework:  1. Read Chapter 8 in Book - Cause and Effect..... Read the entire chapter and do the questions on page 169 about Unity, Support and Coherence.
2. Investigate the reasons behind a plane accident that happened within the last year.  You will need to use the internet to research the facts.  Find the causes and effects of the accident - write it down and be ready to share in class next week.  3. In chapter 28 - pronoun agreement and reference - Do activities 1 and 2 (write them on a piece of paper not in your book).

OK - After tonight, I hope it is clear.  You MUST have an outline before writing a paper in this class.  Failure to have an outline even if that outline is called homework will result in no grade and no opportunity to write that assignment in class.  You will need to show an outline for all out of class essay assignments as well.

Return back to class 3/23/2015

Homework:
Pick your topic for Opinion paragraph
Give three reasons why
Thesis:  Statement + assertion (should/should not)

Should animals be used for research?

Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy?

Should the government have a say in our diets?

Does access to condoms prevent teen pregnancy?

Should English be the official language in the United States?

Final Essays with Tutor Signature Due:  3/30
Extra Credit - March 26 from 4 to 7 PM - Student Union (cafeteria area).  Attend Cultural Diversity event from 4 to 7 pm and receive extra credit (I will take your lowest quiz or essay grade and turn it into 100%).

Class Overview:
1.  We will go over Amy Tan - Mother Tongue reading assignment - Q&A + Summary
Discuss similarities and differences with both Tan short stories
2. Grammar (in book) Page 381 / Chapter 21:  Subject/Verb Agreement, Count and Non Count Nouns, Types of Verbs (linking, helping, action), Verb Tenses, Prepositional Phrases, Independent and Dependent Clauses.  What is the difference between a clause and a phrase?
Answer:

1. If you are unsure whether a group of words is a clause or phrase, break down the words into the parts of speech to help you decide. If there is a subject and a verb with a predicate, it is a clause. If there is a noun but no verb or a verb but no noun and does not have a predicate, it is a phrase.
2. 3. Review Cause and Effect Sentences - Learning Cause and Effect
3. 4.  Creating strong opinions ...... learning the difference between facts and opinions
4. 5. Broad to Narrow topics ..... 3 narrow topics from each broad topic.
5. 6.  Reviewed transitional words. 
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3/11/2015

Trivia Question - Give answer and explain why.  Prize: Starbucks Card

Review Quiz and Classification Draft Essay.

M. Garcia - demonstrate on the board #27 from the quiz

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Review Story ..... Mother Tongue - Amy Tan
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Groups - Debate Teams
Define ....... Assertion - Give examples on the board.

Instructions:

Select 3 topics from the list below.  For each topic give 2 reasons yes and 2 reasons no.  Create a thesis statement for it and then paraphrase that thesis statement with at least 3 sentences.

Example: 1      Schools  

I.  Single sex schools are good for students.

Reason 1: Single sex schools are good for students because there are less distractions for students in single sex schools.

Reason 2:  There is less chance of teenage pregnancy in single sex schools.
Write a thesis using the topic, 2 reasons (supporting ideas) and the conjunction because: ___________________________________________________________________

Paraphrase the thesis; make sure you make the new thesis have at least 2 sentences - make it longer. ___________________________________________________________________

II.  Single sex school are not good for students.

Reason 1:  Single sex schools are not good for students because opposite sex students need to learn how to interact with one another.

Reason 2:  Single sex schools are not good for students because in the real world of work and living there exists both sexes. 

Write a thesis using the topic, 2 reasons (supporting ideas) and the conjunction because: ___________________________________________________________________

Paraphrase the thesis; make sure you make the new thesis have at least 2 sentences - make it longer. ___________________________________________________________________

 ·  Video games
The sale of violent video games should be banned.

·  Bullying
Bullies should be held legally responsible for what they do.

·  Newspapers
Newspapers are a thing of the past.

·  Diets
The promotion of diets should be outlawed.

·  Music censorship
Music lyrics glorifying criminal lifestyles should be censored.

·  Anorexia
The patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa should be force fed.

·  Advertising
Sexist advertising should be banned.

·  Motherhood
All mothers should be obliged to stay at home and care for their children.

·  Prisoners
Prisoners should have the right to vote.

·  Working hours
Weekly working hours should be legally reduced to 25.

·  Housewives
Housewives should receive salary for their work.

·  Classes
College classes should start later than 10 a.m.

·  Airlines
Excess weight fees in airplanes should be banned.

·  College
The searches of students’ lockers can be useful.

·  Police
Police should have the right to confiscate the cars of drivers who text while driving.

·  Drivers
Drivers should pay fines if they toot horns without cases of emerge